British sloop 'Briseis' (1829)

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Briseis
Nominal Guns	10	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.7.1829	B181
Keel Laid Down	2.11.1829	B181
Launched	3.7.1829	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B181
Ship Class	Cherokee Class (1807)	B181
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	B181
Category	Unrated	B181
Ship Type	Sloop	B181
Sailing Rig	Brig	B181
Wrecked	1.1838	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Length of Keel73' 7 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Displacement297Tons BM
Burthen235 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.7.1829Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
3.7.1829Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich B181
2.11.1829Refitted as a 6 gun Unrated Packet
2.11.1829Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich B181
1.1838Lost with all hands in the North AtlanticB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Andreas von Mach on Monday 29th of January 2018 08:22

There are some data wrong copied from the source
Ordered 1829/07/03 should be 1823/03/23
Keel Laid Down 1829/11/02 should be 1827/08

She was completed as a packet+

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